Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to skip about
Usage: 1) to skip about 1a) (Qal) to skip about 1b) (Piel) to dance, leap 1c) (Hiphil) to make to skip
Strong's Number
H7540
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
7
Strong's H7540 Quick Answer
Strong's H7540 רָקַד (raqad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. raqad (raw-kad') v. 1. (properly) to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy) [a primitive root] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include dance, skip, leap, and jumping. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- raqad (raw-kad') v. 1. (properly) to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- dance, skip, leap, and jumping
Meaning and Definition
raqad (raw-kad') v. 1. (properly) to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy) [a primitive root] KJV: dance, jump, leap, skip.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7540. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7540 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render raqad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H7540 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7540 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7540 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7540.
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7540, grouped by book.
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7540 FAQ
What does raqad (רָקַד) mean?
Raqad (Strong's H7540) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dance". raqad (raw-kad') v. 1. (properly) to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy) [a primitive root]
How many times is raqad (רָקַד) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H7540 across 7 books.
Where can I study raqad (רָקַד) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7540 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate raqad (רָקַד)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dance, skip, leap, and jumping. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.